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  • Published
    June 24, 2013

    State House notebook: Override of budget veto in spotlight

    With the scheduled legislative session over as of last week, the last large item looming over state government is the most important one: Maine’s next two-year budget. The Legislature has approved the $6.3 billion budget due to take effect July 1, but Gov. Paul LePage has said he is going to veto it. He has […]

  • Published
    June 23, 2013

    Bill Nemitz: Conscience guides an NRA stalwart

    At first glance, it’s the latest in a long line of National Rifle Association legislative alerts. But from where state Sen. John Tuttle, D-Sanford, sits, it’s a bull’s-eye affixed squarely to his political future. “Remarkably, after decades of steadfast Second Amendment support, state Senator John Tuttle changed his position and voted in favor of LD […]

  • Published
    June 21, 2013

    LePage vetoes transparency bill, 9 others

    One bill would require more transparency for donations to a newly-elected governor, which LePage says is disrespectful because it questions the winning candidate's integrity.

  • Published
    June 21, 2013

    LePage: Sorry if you were offended

    The Republican governor, who says he made the crude remark to 'wake people up,' suggests that he may run for Congress rather than re-election.

  • Published
    June 21, 2013

    Maine Sierra Club calls for Aho’s resignation

    The Maine chapter cites the DEP commissioner's lax enforcement of state environmental laws.

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  • Published
    June 20, 2013

    Community consensus: LePage’s comments ‘disappointing’

    Both supporters and opponents of Gov. Paul LePage's reacted this week to his comments regarding Democratic Sen. Troy Jackson, including an off-color remark about "Vaseline."

  • Published
    June 20, 2013

    LePage draws fire for sexual remark

    He says a legislator critical of his budget is 'the first one to give it to the people without providing Vaseline.'

  • Published
    June 20, 2013

    LePage seeks new budget deal

    He asks conservatives to reject the bipartisan budget and endorse a 60-day temporary spending plan to buy more time.

  • Published
    June 20, 2013

    LePage vetoes sweeping Maine energy bill, but House overrides him

    The bipartisan bill, which would help lower energy costs for Mainers, must pass a veto override in the Senate before becoming law.

  • Published
    June 19, 2013

    Towns across Maine make plans for loss of revenue sharing

    Towns across central Maine are preparing for the loss of municipal revenue sharing from the state by passing the burden on to taxpayers, withdrawing from the undesignated fund balance or cutting services.